Funny Translation Fails and Alphabet Challenge

 
Das Wörterbuch
 
 
What can go wrong?
 
 
You are going to see real example where
translations have gone wrong. Look at the
underlined word and guess what could have gone
wrong when the person looked it up in a
dictionary or put it into google translate
 
The teacher is 
fair
 
I get on 
well
 with my brother
 
I support West 
Ham
 
I went to watch a 
race
 with my dad
 
We welcome all football 
fans
 
I have 
cream
 curtains
 
 
The next picture shows the menu of a French restaurant. The owner
was not very good with a dictionary…
 
 
How fast do you know your
alphabet?
 
 
Which letter are missing?
 
a b c __ e f g h __ j k l m n __
p q r __ t u v w x y __
 
Answers
 
d   i  o   s  z
 
What is the next letter in the alphabet?
 
1.
o p q
2.
e f g
3.
l m n
4.
t u v
5.
h i j
6.
b c d
7.
r s t
 
Answers
 
1.
r
2.
h
3.
o
4.
w
5.
k
6.
e
7.
u
 
What is the letter before?
 
1.
__ p q r
2.
__e f g
3.
__l m n
4.
__t u v
 
Answers
 
1.
o
2.
d
3.
k
4.
s
 
Write the letters in the right alphabetical
order
 
1.
w x v y
2.
b c e d
3.
l k n m
4.
s b o
5.
e t c
6.
i m k
7.
l f p
 
Answer
 
1.
vwxy
2.
bcde
3.
klmn
4.
bos
5.
cet
6.
ikm
7.
flp
 
Break the code! Replace each letter with
the one that comes after it in the
alphabet and you will get a German
word! Write down the word and the
meaning
 
1.
ydgm
2.
gtmc
3.
rstgk
4.
cnqe
5.
akzt
 
Answers
 
1.
zehn
2.
Hund
3.
Stuhl
4.
Dorf
5.
blau
 
Look at the second or third letter, what
comes first in the alphabet?
Check with your dictionary
 
1.
Person Post Paar
2.
Spaghetti  Sonntag sonst
3.
weiter weiss wer
4.
Frau frei Freitag
5.
April auch Apfel  auf
 
Normally, ä is in the same area as a, ö
is like o, and ü is like u
ß is treated like ss
 
The dictionary
 
 
How can you find out…
…what kind of word it is?
….what gender it has?
…what different meanings there
are?
…what the plural is?
 
Online dictionaries
 
On your devices, look up the word
“work” on the following websites
http://dict.leo.org
www.wordreference.com
http://www.dict.cc/
https://translate.google.com
 
For each one find out …
if it gives you information
about word type
if it tells the plural
if it helps you to decide
which translation to use
if it helps with
pronunciation
if it tells you different
tenses/cases
if it gives you examples of
the word in use
 
Now translate the following words with your dictionary:
1.
Zwilling
2.
Mauer
3.
Lied
4.
kaufen
5.
häßlich
 
Answers
1.
twin
2.
wall
3.
song
4.
buy
5.
ugly
Who is the first one to find out how do say:
 
1.
snake
2.
monkey
3.
lion
4.
zebra
5.
spider
Answers
 
1.
Schlange
2.
Affe
3.
Löwe
4.
Zebra
5.
Spinne
 
Genders
 
 
m= der, f= die, n(t) = das
 
Finde den Artikel
Beispiel:
der
 Baum
 
1.
_____Tisch
2.
_____ Auto
3.
_____ Uhr
4.
_____ Gardine
5.
_____ Komödie
6.
_____ Macht
7.
_____ Film
8.
_____ Sohn
9.
_____ Sendung
10.
_____ Vater
 
Antworten
 
1.
der Tisch
2.
das Auto
3.
die Uhr
4.
die Gardine
5.
die Komödie
6.
die Macht
7.
der Film
8.
der Sohn
9.
die Sendung
10.
der Vater
 
 
Somestimes just the gender can make a difference in
meaning, what do these pairs mean?
 
1.
die Leiter  -  der Leiter
2.
der See  - die See
3.
die Steuer  - das Steuer
 
 
Ich gebe der Leiter einen Tritt – I kick the ladder
Ich gebe dem Leiter einen Tritt – I kick the manager
Ich fahre an den See – I go to the lake
Ich fahre an die See – I go to the seaside
Ich übernehme das Steuer – I am taking over the steering wheel
Ich übernehme die Steuer – I am taking care of the tax
 
 
Plurals
 
 
-“  turns 
normally the first a, o, u into ä  ö  ü
 
Baum  m (-”e)
 
How to look up the plural
 
Plurals
 
der Sohn (-e)
der Vater ( - ̈)
der Hamburger(-)
der Abfall ( - ̈ e)
der Kimono (-s)
 
Answer
 
die Söhne
die Hamburger
die Äbfalle
die Kimonos
 
Noun? Verb? Adjective?
 
 
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for
these sentences? Write the word type, then look
them up
 
1.
The dog 
runs
 away from the lion
2.
The fun 
run
 starts at eight
3.
I read it in the 
press
4.
Press
 the button.
5.
I have to 
alert
 you to the fact that…
6.
He was always 
alert
 
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for
these sentences? Write the word type, then look
them up
 
1.
The dog 
runs
 away from the lion – verb rennen
2.
The fun 
run
 starts at eight – noun das Rennen
3.
I read it in the 
press 
–noun  die Presse
4.
Press
 the button – verb drücken
5.
I have to 
alert
 you to the fact that… - verb alarmieren/ aufmerksam
machen
6.
He was always 
alert 
– adjective aufmerksam
 
Two meanings for one word
 
 
Find the infinitive/singular form of the underlined words
1.
He took a lot of 
drugs
: LSD, Speed…
2.
The doctor prescribed me 
drugs
3.
I fall 
down 
the ladder
4.
I go 
down
 the road
5.
I love pork 
chops
6.
I was 
chopping
 wood
7.
I bring a 
bag
 to school
8.
I carry my shopping in a plastic 
bag
9.
My boyfriend gave me a 
ring
10.
I 
ring
 my mother every day
11.
The telephone is 
ringing
 
Answers
 
1.
Droge
2.
Medikament/Medizin
3.
(her)runter
4.
entlang/hinunter
5.
Kotelette
6.
hacken
7.
(Schul)Tasche
8.
Tüte
9.
der Ring
10.
anrufen
11.
klingeln
 
Tenses
 
 
To see (sehen)
 
I see
He sees
We are seeing
I saw (in spoken text)
I saw (in written text)
 
Where in your dictionary/
website can you find out the
different tenses? Which
tense do you need?
 
To see (sehen)
 
I see
He sees
We are seeing
I saw (in spoken text)
I saw (in written text)
 
Where in your dictionary/
website can you find out
the different tenses? Which
tense do you need?
 
Answers
 
I see – Ich sehe
He sees – Er sieht
We are seeing – Wir sehen
I saw (in spoken text) – Ich habe gesehen
I saw (in written text) – Ich sah
 
Look up the underlinded word, but look at the 
examples
to choose the correct meaning!
To fill up with 
petrol
 - 
tanken
To 
miss
 the bus – Den Bus 
verpassen
What is 
wrong
 with your arm? Was ist mit deinem Arm 
los
?
We have some lemonade 
left
 over (check under “leave”) –
Wir haben noch Limonade 
übrig
The soldier drives a 
tank
 – Der Soldat fährt einen 
Panzer
I wear a new 
watch
 – Ich trage eine neue 
Armbanduhr
My mum is planting many 
bulbs
 this year – Meine Mutter
pflanzt diese Jahr viele 
Blumenzwiebeln
 
What word do you need to look up?
 
She 
was speaking 
to her teacher - 
speak
We
 went
 to Spain-  
go
Uncle Peter 
has
 never 
watched
 a horror film - 
watch
We 
swam
 in the race- 
swim
John and Jill 
are allowed
 to drive every car- 
allowed
 
Across
2. 
werden
4. 
gedurft
5. machen
6. wisst
7. fuhr
9. konntest
Down
1. sind
2. würden
3. euch
5. müssen
8. hast
 
 
Sie 
isst
 Bonbons - 
essen
Was 
gibst
 du mir? - 
geben
Er 
rief
 an - 
rufen
Er 
liest
 ein Buch - 
lesen
Das 
ist
 ein hoher Baum - 
sein
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Explore real-life examples of translation errors, where words got hilariously mixed up in dictionaries or Google Translate. From "The teacher is fair" to "I went to watch a race with my dad", witness the mishaps that can occur when language is misunderstood. Test your alphabet knowledge with a missing letter challenge too.

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  • Learning languages

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  1. Das Wrterbuch

  2. What can go wrong?

  3. You are going to see real example where translations have gone wrong. Look at the underlined word and guess what could have gone wrong when the person looked it up in a dictionary or put it into google translate

  4. The teacher is fair

  5. I get on well with my brother

  6. I support West Ham

  7. I went to watch a race with my dad

  8. We welcome all football fans

  9. I have cream curtains

  10. The next picture shows the menu of a French restaurant. The owner was not very good with a dictionary

  11. Original German newspaper article Seit der vorzeitig herbeigef hrten Bundestagswahl 2005 bekleidet mit der in der DDR aufgewachsenen Angela Merkel erstmals eine Frau das Amt des Bundeskanzlers. Google translate Since the early induced 2005 federal election clothed with the grown up in East Germany, Angela Merkel, the first woman to the office of Chancellor. In 2008, Germany came in the wake of a global financial and economic crisis. Should have translated as For the first time a woman holds the office of chancellor with Angela Merkel, who grew up in East Germany. She has been in power since the 2005 elections, which were conducted early.

  12. How fast do you know your alphabet?

  13. Which letter are missing? a b c __ e f g h __ j k l m n __ p q r __ t u v w x y __

  14. Answers d i o s z

  15. What is the next letter in the alphabet? 1. o p q 2. e f g 3. l m n 4. t u v 5. h i j 6. b c d 7. r s t

  16. Answers 1. r 2. h 3. o 4. w 5. k 6. e 7. u

  17. What is the letter before? 1. __ p q r 2. __e f g 3. __l m n 4. __t u v

  18. Answers 1. o 2. d 3. k 4. s

  19. Write the letters in the right alphabetical order 1. w x v y 2. b c e d 3. l k n m 4. s b o 5. e t c 6. i m k 7. l f p

  20. Answer 1. vwxy 2. bcde 3. klmn 4. bos 5. cet 6. ikm 7. flp

  21. Break the code! Replace each letter with the one that comes after it in the alphabet and you will get a German word! Write down the word and the meaning 1. ydgm 2. gtmc 3. rstgk 4. cnqe 5. akzt

  22. Answers 1. zehn 2. Hund 3. Stuhl 4. Dorf 5. blau

  23. Look at the second or third letter, what comes first in the alphabet? Check with your dictionary 1. Person Post Paar 2. Spaghetti Sonntag sonst 3. weiter weiss wer 4. Frau frei Freitag 5. April auch Apfel auf

  24. Normally, is in the same area as a, is like o, and is like u is treated like ss

  25. The dictionary

  26. How can you find out what kind of word it is? .what gender it has? what different meanings there are? what the plural is?

  27. For each one find out if it gives you information about word type if it tells the plural if it helps you to decide which translation to use if it helps with pronunciation if it tells you different tenses/cases if it gives you examples of the word in use Online dictionaries On your devices, look up the word work on the following websites http://dict.leo.org www.wordreference.com http://www.dict.cc/ https://translate.google.com

  28. Now translate the following words with your dictionary: 1. Zwilling 2. Mauer 3. Lied 4. kaufen 5. h lich

  29. Answers 1. twin 2. wall 3. song 4. buy 5. ugly

  30. Who is the first one to find out how do say: 1. snake 2. monkey 3. lion 4. zebra 5. spider

  31. Answers 1. Schlange 2. Affe 3. L we 4. Zebra 5. Spinne

  32. Genders

  33. m= der, f= die, n(t) = das Finde den Artikel Beispiel: der Baum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. _____ Vater _____Tisch _____ Auto _____ Uhr _____ Gardine _____ Kom die _____ Macht _____ Film _____ Sohn _____ Sendung

  34. Antworten 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. der Vater der Tisch das Auto die Uhr die Gardine die Kom die die Macht der Film der Sohn die Sendung

  35. Somestimes just the gender can make a difference in meaning, what do these pairs mean? 1. die Leiter - der Leiter 2. der See - die See 3. die Steuer - das Steuer

  36. Ich gebe der Leiter einen Tritt I kick the ladder Ich gebe dem Leiter einen Tritt I kick the manager Ich fahre an den See I go to the lake Ich fahre an die See I go to the seaside Ich bernehme das Steuer I am taking over the steering wheel Ich bernehme die Steuer I am taking care of the tax

  37. Plurals

  38. How to look up the plural Baum m (- e) - turns normally the first a, o, u into

  39. Plurals der Sohn (-e) der Vater ( - ) der Hamburger(-) der Abfall ( - e) der Kimono (-s)

  40. Answer die S hne die Hamburger die bfalle die Kimonos

  41. Noun? Verb? Adjective?

  42. Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion 2. The fun run starts at eight 3. I read it in the press 4. Press the button. 5. I have to alert you to the fact that 6. He was always alert

  43. Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion verb rennen 2. The fun run starts at eight noun das Rennen 3. I read it in the press noun die Presse 4. Press the button verb dr cken 5. I have to alert you to the fact that - verb alarmieren/ aufmerksam machen 6. He was always alert adjective aufmerksam

  44. Two meanings for one word

  45. Find the infinitive/singular form of the underlined words 1. He took a lot of drugs: LSD, Speed 2. The doctor prescribed me drugs 3. I fall down the ladder 4. I go down the road 5. I love pork chops 6. I was chopping wood 7. I bring a bag to school 8. I carry my shopping in a plastic bag 9. My boyfriend gave me a ring 10.I ring my mother every day 11.The telephone is ringing

  46. Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. anrufen 11. klingeln Droge Medikament/Medizin (her)runter entlang/hinunter Kotelette hacken (Schul)Tasche T te der Ring

  47. Tenses

  48. To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?

  49. To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?

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